USC Dornsife News

USC Dornsife’s Sabina Zonno and Lynn Dodd receive a National Endowment for the Humanities grant to develop an immersive experience around a Renaissance-era manuscript. [4¾ min read]

The director of the Early Modern Studies Institute explores how the introduction of alcohol to Native Americans by European colonists helped shape the history of North America.

Studying at USC Dornsife brought Linda and Harlan Martens together. More than four decades later, they are still bound together by their love for each other and the university.

A masterful scholar of Chinese history with a broad intellectual vision, Wills was a pillar of strength in the development of East Asian studies at USC.

Seeking to further encourage and support research and teaching in the humanities, USC and The Huntington reaffirm their partnership with the Early Modern Studies Institute and the Institute on California and the West.

Daniela Bleichmar, associate professor of art history and history at USC Dornsife, is co-editor of a special issue of the esteemed academic journal "Art History" that explores ‘Objects in Motion in the Early Modern World.’

From slavery to capitalism, the USC-Huntington Early Modern Studies Institute celebrates its 1,000th event by hosting a conference on early American history.

The first annual Linda and Harlan Martens Economic History Forum examines the state finance and political accountability of 18th-century Britain to reveal insights on current economic issues.

Calling the humanities as vital as breathing, alumna, Pitzer College President and Mark Twain scholar Laura Skandera Trombley is named incoming president of The Huntington Library.